Health Visitor

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic Health Visitor, seeking to improve the outcomes for children and families? Our experienced team based in East Dorset would like to hear from you.

You will be part of a supportive team, working with our Local Authority, GP and Third Sector partners to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, plan and implement services for the benefit of the child. You will manage your own caseloads whilst working with the wider multidisciplinary care team in order to provide the best communication and patient care at all levels to the parents / carers of the child.

In return we offer a regular robust clinical, management and Safeguarding supervision, access to a dynamic learning environment for CPD and monthly Reach meetings with peers. We also offer a preceptor programme for newly qualified Health Visitors. We are committed to developing our Health Visitors within the Public Health agenda and ensure we deliver excellent quality of care within our 0-19 Children and Young Peoples Public Health Nursing Team.

The Health Visitor role is a part position. We value our staff and are committed to ensuring a healthy work life balance.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high quality person centred approach to care delivery whichalways considers people's safety, privacy and dignity.

To provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatmentsand managing patients on a caseload, as part of the wider multidisciplinary care team.

To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management andcare of patients / service users.

To devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals todeliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.

To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in arange of settings.

Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to studentsand trained practitioners.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.